Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 44561

Rented Housing: Home Insurance

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring home insurers to offer insurance to landlords offering tenancies to tenants on benefits.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Rental discrimination against people who receive benefits has no place in a fair and modern housing market.As part of the rental discrimination measures in the Renters’ Rights Bill, any clauses within a new or renewed contract of insurance that would proh...

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